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19 Jul 20
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RIP.
One of racing's more colourful characters, Norma Macauley, has died aged 88.
Macauley came from a family steeped in racing history, with her grandfather James Scobie a legendary trainer in Australia. He won the Melbourne Cup four times and was inducted into the Australian racing Hall of Fame in 2001.
Norman Scobie, Macauley's father, trained in Britain for many years, and Macauley carried on the tradition with a lengthy career of her own before concentrating on ownership.
When training, Macauley enjoyed a steady stream of winners from the late 1980s through to the 2000s. Prolific duo Elton Ledger and Bentico won 29 races under rules between them when trained by Macauley.
Mi Odds, who was owned for a time by bookmaker Gary Wiltshire, was another to record multiple victories. What should have been her biggest winner, Fourwalk, lost the Listed Field Marshal Stakes at Haydock in 1987 after causing interference and was placed last after crossing the line in front.
Based in Sproxton, Leicestershire, Macauley was a big advocate of all-weather racing, and frequently had runners at Southwell and Wolverhampton.
One of racing's more colourful characters, Norma Macauley, has died aged 88.
Macauley came from a family steeped in racing history, with her grandfather James Scobie a legendary trainer in Australia. He won the Melbourne Cup four times and was inducted into the Australian racing Hall of Fame in 2001.
Norman Scobie, Macauley's father, trained in Britain for many years, and Macauley carried on the tradition with a lengthy career of her own before concentrating on ownership.
When training, Macauley enjoyed a steady stream of winners from the late 1980s through to the 2000s. Prolific duo Elton Ledger and Bentico won 29 races under rules between them when trained by Macauley.
Mi Odds, who was owned for a time by bookmaker Gary Wiltshire, was another to record multiple victories. What should have been her biggest winner, Fourwalk, lost the Listed Field Marshal Stakes at Haydock in 1987 after causing interference and was placed last after crossing the line in front.
Based in Sproxton, Leicestershire, Macauley was a big advocate of all-weather racing, and frequently had runners at Southwell and Wolverhampton.
used to like her talking to bob cooper r.i.p norma
picture in a furry hat always springs
to mind when her name was mentioned.
to mind when her name was mentioned.
15 years since she last trained, time flies. That Newton Abbot winner Opening Bid reminded me of one of hers of a similar name, any ideas??
opening bid, fine times, yep, that sounds about right
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